Boat Safety

The Yacht and Boat Sales Boat Safety section is always growing. More information becomes available every week on new boat safety requirements, equipment, insights, and information. Don’t forget to check out our 13 boating safety tips, where you’ll learn everything from being weather-wise, designating an assistant skipper, to taking a boating course. Safety in boats, yachts, and watercraft – whether at sea or in calm waters – remains a focus of the Yacht and Boat Sales website.

Our boat safety information is presented to the Australian boating community based on our close collaboration with the State and Federal Government bodies for Maritime Safety in Australia.

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Marine Rescue NSW Calls for All Boaties to Log On With Their Local Volunteers

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The Importance of Logging On with Marine Rescue Marine Rescue files are full of cases proving the value for skippers of Logging On with the local volunteer Marine Rescue base for safety, before going out for the day and Logging Off on return. How Logging On Enhances SafetyThe Simple Log On/Log Off ProcessWhat Happens If You Forget to Log OffWhy Logging On Saves LivesMake Logging On a Habit How Logging On Enhances Safety Glenn Finniss, A/Commissioner Marine Rescue NSW, said “When a skipper Logs On with their local Marine Rescue unit, they ensure that someone responsible is keeping a radio watch on that day’s trip – whether it’s fishing offshore or just a quiet cruise to a favourite, sheltered bay.” “The great majority of Log Ons finish with a short radio call to Log Off and tell the Marine Rescue volunteers that you and your passengers are back safe. But…

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Safety Gift Ideas for Boaters

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The new lifejacket laws mean that a good inflatable style lifejacket is a great solution to staying inside the law.

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NSW Maritime Launches Operation Lifejackets

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Last year, 23 lives were lost in boating incidents and too often this involved drowning and small vessels.

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New Lifejacket Law: A lifejacket only saves your life if you're wearing it

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Lifejackets save lives, but they can’t save your life if you’re not wearing one.

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50 Point Safety Check: Perfect Timing to Make Boat Safety Check a Winner

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Many marine dealerships are offering the 50 Point Safety Check to all customers booked in for routine servicing.

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NSW Maritime Launches New Web-Based Safety Resource

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The online navigation guide is the result of a partnership in safety between NSW Maritime and Britain’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution.